On to Chapter One, a bit morose but I wanted the best, most kick-ass
Guardian there ever was to be on Cid's team first.
Chapter One
A Lifetime Past.
Gradually the green started to fade and become a lighter blue until at last he could see again. He almost wished that he could not. Millions of people floated around him, some wailing and moaning while others could care less about anything. Cid knew right away there was one thing that all of these people shared. they were all dead. "I am not in the Lifestream any more. that is for damn certain," he said. He moved to walk, noting at once his pain was gone. He looked down, only to find that he was almost see through!
"WHAT THE HELL!" he yelled. His hold on the spear tightened, and for once in his life he felt almost terrified.
"Easy there my friend." said a calming voice. Cid turned around to find a man of intimidating stature, and a huge blade upon his back. He wore dark pants, and a red robe along with a set of glasses that by no means made him look scholarly. Yet he had a sage look to him all the same, and the man's one good eye showed Cid that there was a hero standing before him who had seen almost as much as he himself had. "I am Auron. you?"
"Cid. Cid Highwind. Just where the Hell am I Auron?"
"This is the Farplane Cid. Have you not heard of it?"
"Uh. no. Can't say that I have. Let me ask you another thing then."
"Yes?"
"What the fucking Hell is a Farplane?" Auron smiled underneath his high collar, and even laughed a bit to himself.
"You have quite a way with words Cid. The truth is that this IS a sort of Hell, in that it is a place for souls after their bodies have died."
"I don't believe that," Cid said, in such a matter-of-fact tone that Auron was startled.
"How can you not believe that?" Auron said. "Look all around you Cid! Death on all sides! You can hear it, feel it, smell it!"
"A person is not dead until they give up. and I for one know I have not given up yet! Have you?" Auron sighed, and bowed his head.
"Yes. yes I guess I have," he said.
"Huh. well from the blade I assumed you were a warrior or something." Auron shook his head.
"I was a guardian, for one the greatest summoners this world had seen." Cid shook his head.
"Eh. you lost me Auron," he admitted. "But from what I gathered it was an important job. Why did you quit?" Auron smiled.
"There was a great force in this world named Sin. When she defeated it, all that was left was to send it, or pray for it. Our mission was fulfilled, and now the world is at peace again." Cid shook his head.
"Not for long. A man named Sephiroth is about to become a massive monster, and destroy all he can." As Cid said this, an image formed between the men of Sephiroth floating in the Lifestream, his eyes filled with an intense hatred.
"I have moved on now Cid, and accepted my fate. I am dead."
"Well so am I according to you! Reality is what we make of it Auron. and I'll be damned if I'm going to let it be destroyed by a monster like Sephiroth!" Auron looked to Cid, then nodded.
"Then I shall be your guardian Cid," he decided. Cid shook his head, and extended a hand.
"Not a guardian Auron. An ally and a friend." Auron nodded, and took Cid's hand. In that second, the Farplane faded to nothingness.
Gradually the green started to fade and become a lighter blue until at last he could see again. He almost wished that he could not. Millions of people floated around him, some wailing and moaning while others could care less about anything. Cid knew right away there was one thing that all of these people shared. they were all dead. "I am not in the Lifestream any more. that is for damn certain," he said. He moved to walk, noting at once his pain was gone. He looked down, only to find that he was almost see through!
"WHAT THE HELL!" he yelled. His hold on the spear tightened, and for once in his life he felt almost terrified.
"Easy there my friend." said a calming voice. Cid turned around to find a man of intimidating stature, and a huge blade upon his back. He wore dark pants, and a red robe along with a set of glasses that by no means made him look scholarly. Yet he had a sage look to him all the same, and the man's one good eye showed Cid that there was a hero standing before him who had seen almost as much as he himself had. "I am Auron. you?"
"Cid. Cid Highwind. Just where the Hell am I Auron?"
"This is the Farplane Cid. Have you not heard of it?"
"Uh. no. Can't say that I have. Let me ask you another thing then."
"Yes?"
"What the fucking Hell is a Farplane?" Auron smiled underneath his high collar, and even laughed a bit to himself.
"You have quite a way with words Cid. The truth is that this IS a sort of Hell, in that it is a place for souls after their bodies have died."
"I don't believe that," Cid said, in such a matter-of-fact tone that Auron was startled.
"How can you not believe that?" Auron said. "Look all around you Cid! Death on all sides! You can hear it, feel it, smell it!"
"A person is not dead until they give up. and I for one know I have not given up yet! Have you?" Auron sighed, and bowed his head.
"Yes. yes I guess I have," he said.
"Huh. well from the blade I assumed you were a warrior or something." Auron shook his head.
"I was a guardian, for one the greatest summoners this world had seen." Cid shook his head.
"Eh. you lost me Auron," he admitted. "But from what I gathered it was an important job. Why did you quit?" Auron smiled.
"There was a great force in this world named Sin. When she defeated it, all that was left was to send it, or pray for it. Our mission was fulfilled, and now the world is at peace again." Cid shook his head.
"Not for long. A man named Sephiroth is about to become a massive monster, and destroy all he can." As Cid said this, an image formed between the men of Sephiroth floating in the Lifestream, his eyes filled with an intense hatred.
"I have moved on now Cid, and accepted my fate. I am dead."
"Well so am I according to you! Reality is what we make of it Auron. and I'll be damned if I'm going to let it be destroyed by a monster like Sephiroth!" Auron looked to Cid, then nodded.
"Then I shall be your guardian Cid," he decided. Cid shook his head, and extended a hand.
"Not a guardian Auron. An ally and a friend." Auron nodded, and took Cid's hand. In that second, the Farplane faded to nothingness.